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5 Ways Musicians Can Build Their Social Media Presence

Musicians can either make or break their career with social media. Record labels are no longer building the celebrity or artist like they used to. Major labels want artist to have a social media following before they get signed.

On an indie level it’s even more crucial to have a social media campaign, so you can connect with as many fans as possible. Here are 8 ways musicians can build their social media presence.

1. Build a consistent posting strategy.
Building a consistent posting strategy is a key to building a social media presence. Consistency will also keep your fans engaged with your music. If your social media accounts go too long without any updates, your fans will forget about you and your music. Social media accounts that have more consistent updates are highly correlated with an increased amount of followers.

The best way to create a consistent posting strategy is to get use a scheduler such as the auto scheduler built into Hootsuite. It can put all your updates in for the week, put them on a scheduler, and forget about them. That way you don’t flood your fans’ timeline with overload of information.

2. Tailor your content to the social media platform you’re using.
Some platforms perform better with visual content such as Instagram and Facebook. Other platforms such as twitter performs better when posting live content. It’s best to tailor your content to the right platform you can make the biggest impact on your audience.

3. Engage in one on one conversations.
It’s really important to engage in one on one conversation because it creates an instant connection with your fan base. If a fan reaches out to you, engage in a one on one conversation, you never know where that connect may lead you. Please note that time is of the essence when reaching out to fans. Studies show that fans expect musicians to respond within one hour.

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4. Utilize special giveaways and promotions.
Giveaways and promotions are a great way to build your social media presence. Rafflecopter is a great tool to facilitate giveaways for your fans. By using Rafflecopter you can choose the submission options that best suit your social media campaign. You can choose to have your fans tweet about your music to get an entry to your giveaway. This can help you build a larger fan base relatively easy.

In my experience, make sure your giveaway is something that is in line with your message and audience. One last tip on giveaways, do not be the musician that offers a free cd as a giveaway. Make sure your giveaway is a personal experience, not a product.

5. Share useful and valuable content.
It’s not enough to just promote your music. You need to share content that is interesting and valuable to your fans. If you are in the midst of creating an album, it’s a good idea to share footage of you creating the album. Fans love to see behind the scenes footage and it allows them to feel like they are apart of your movement. It’s also important to utilize a 80/20 rule when posting content.

80 percent of the time share useful content, 20 percent of the time share promotional content. Most musicians only share promotional content and wonder why they don’t have the fan base that they need to get to the next level. Please don’t be that musician.

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